Hamish meets one of his little fans

A Wonderful time was had by one and all at the 2009 Clan Gathering in Edinburgh last weekend 25th/26th July. Hamish was there with his Whirry Bang and delighted children came along to meet him and to listen to the latest Hamish story.

The weather was gloriously sunny and the event was buzzing all weekend with visitors from all over the world who had come to be part of the clan Gathering. There was music and dancing, kilts and tartan abounded. There was a wonderful sense of camaraderie.

I met returning Scots from Canada, Australia, New Zealand, America and Sweden as well as those who had travelled a little less far, from England and many who live here in Scotland, too.

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***Short listed for the 2010 RED book award***

SPIDER has reached the shortlist for Falkirk Council’s RED (Read, Enjoy, Debate) Book Award which is judged by young people in each secondary school in the area.

The Children’s Bookshop – Edinburgh
Come along on Thursday (23rd July) at 2.30pm to The Children’s Bookshop in Edinburgh  where I will be reading Hamish McHaggis stories and hopefully Hamish himself might make an appearance with his Whirry Bang!

ABBA (Awfully Big Blog Adventure) the daily blog about writing for children and other things -is one year old on Friday 10th July. Drop by and have virtual cake, send birthday wishes and you might even win some of the books. So drop by and join in the celebrations. www.awfullybigblogadventure.blogspot.com